10-04-2013, 11:02 AM
Okay, so when is something prose like without poetic elements, and when is it a prose poem?
Do people accept that there are prose poems? Or do they largely consider that category sophistry?
Take it further, is free verse poetry?
Is experimental poetry poetry or just "too-cute" horseshit?
We all critique. We all have opinions, and we're not shy to share them.
My take:
There's a lot of poems I see written that stay too close to the narrative. You read them and get a "and then this happened" feel. That's where I think they need to be edited to make them less like prose.
I think there are legitimate prose poems (some of Rimbaud springs to mind). That said, a lot of prose poetry could be found poetry in novels so I realize the definition can be blurred. My view of poetry for the little it's worth accepts that there are prose poems, with the caveat, that not every poem with prose elements is a prose poem.
Free verse: definitely poetry
Experimental: Sometimes, but with a great deal horseshit in the mixture.
Do people accept that there are prose poems? Or do they largely consider that category sophistry?
Take it further, is free verse poetry?
Is experimental poetry poetry or just "too-cute" horseshit?
We all critique. We all have opinions, and we're not shy to share them.
My take:
There's a lot of poems I see written that stay too close to the narrative. You read them and get a "and then this happened" feel. That's where I think they need to be edited to make them less like prose.
I think there are legitimate prose poems (some of Rimbaud springs to mind). That said, a lot of prose poetry could be found poetry in novels so I realize the definition can be blurred. My view of poetry for the little it's worth accepts that there are prose poems, with the caveat, that not every poem with prose elements is a prose poem.
Free verse: definitely poetry
Experimental: Sometimes, but with a great deal horseshit in the mixture.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson